Encountering errors when "lein new" is executed (on windows) - clojure

Question

Other commands such as lein repl and lein deps etc work fine.
The output is as follows
C:\Users\test>lein version
Leiningen 2.0.0-preview3 on Java 1.7.0 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
C:\Users\test>lein new first
Generating a project called first based on the 'default' template.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No implementation of method: :make-reader of protocol: #'clojure.java.io/IOFactory f
ound for class: nil
at clojure.core$_cache_protocol_fn.invoke(core_deftype.clj:495)
at clojure.java.io$fn_7795$G_7790__7802.invoke(io.clj:63)
at clojure.java.io$reader.doInvoke(io.clj:96)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:410)
at leiningen.new.templates$slurp_resource.invoke(templates.clj:29)
at leiningen.new.templates$renderer$fn__713.doInvoke(templates.clj:79)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:423)
at leiningen.new.default$default.invoke(default.clj:15)
at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:401)
at clojure.lang.AFn.applyToHelper(AFn.java:161)
at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:518)
at clojure.core$apply.invoke(core.clj:602)
at leiningen.new$create.doInvoke(new.clj:54)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:425)
at leiningen.new$create.invoke(new.clj:47)
at clojure.lang.AFn.applyToHelper(AFn.java:161)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:132)
at clojure.core$apply.invoke(core.clj:600)
at leiningen.new$new.doInvoke(new.clj:101)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:421)
at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:405)
at clojure.lang.AFn.applyToHelper(AFn.java:163)
at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:518)
at clojure.core$apply.invoke(core.clj:602)
at leiningen.core.main$resolve_task$fn__699.doInvoke(main.clj:66)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:139)
at clojure.lang.AFunction$1.doInvoke(AFunction.java:29)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
at clojure.core$apply.invoke(core.clj:602)
at leiningen.core.main$apply_task.invoke(main.clj:88)
at leiningen.core.main$main$fn_731.invoke(main.clj:140)
at leiningen.core.main$_main.doInvoke(main.clj:140)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:421)
at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:405)
at clojure.lang.AFn.applyToHelper(AFn.java:163)
at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:518)
at clojure.core$apply.invoke(core.clj:600)
at clojure.main$main_opt.invoke(main.clj:323)
at clojure.main$main.doInvoke(main.clj:426)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:457)
at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:413)
at clojure.lang.AFn.applyToHelper(AFn.java:172)
at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:518)
at clojure.main.main(main.java:37)

Answer 1

I experienced a similar issue and solved it by switching to lein 1.7.1.
Try downloading https://raw.github.com/technomancy/leiningen/stable/bin/lein.bat, and running:
lein self-install